I know DayZ is not only about PvP but PvP is THE ONLY topic covered in this video! Points indroduced in the clips are my own personal opnion which I am entitled to. I'm curious to think what's your take on the matter. Let's have a normal conversation - All the toxic and stupid comments are gonna get purged.

Higher damage/shock is preferable as a solo player, because with enough precision and good positioning, doing everything right will win you fights against squads. Servers where players are tanky, only favor squads because the solo player can't dedicate his time focusing on finishing just that one guy out of 4+. Essentially, longer TTK is more forgiving for squads that lack skill.

I do 100% agree with what Topito is saying in the shock damage/health department. What I will say is that the unlimited stamina mechanic that some servers put on completely ruins one aspect of the hardcore gameplay that I love in DayZ. If you wanna be a juggernaut with a plate carrier, helmet, grenades, and 2-3 long guns, then you should be penalized in the mobility department. This also gives fresh spawns a chance at running away from uber-geared players since they are carrying much less.

To me it makes absolute sense. If you're a lonewolf and you try to play the badass who takes on an entire group, then you gotta be ready to die. I don't think I have ever seen anyone run from groups. Ever single time they just either fight them head on, or back off and then have a go from there. Taking on a group completely alone should be a death sentence with a slim chance you'll win. You shouldn't be able to play the hollywood action movie hero who saves the day by taking out an entire squad with ease. That should be a privilege to those who know how to have a good chance at taking them down alone.

Since adrenaline is a hell of a drug, they should definitely overhaul the shock system. Imagine if bullet wounds in non vital areas just made your character all shaky and shit with the shock effect as you're trying to push through and take out your enemy, but major knocks to the head and explosives still easily knock you out. It would make for a nice change in pvp.

I'm a solo player and this situation in Vanilla, gives me up/stresses/annoys me a lot from playing, you have great points and I agree with everyone

LOVE this type of videos of pure PvP, its like another view of the survival part of dayz

I always love the fact that you know immediately whether you killed the guy or not. Not even going to mention the flicks and ballistics understanding this time, it doesn't need mentioning. Great video Topito

I’ve been saying this to people for a while now. You can hop on to any other shooter like Fortnite or Cod and drop a bunch of kills every game. But for DayZ, most people get their first kill after 20+ hours of gameplay (maybe even longer). It’s not easy and I think your with all your positioning, awareness, and accuracy, it shows how much skill you need to actually survive and stand your ground. I almost have 300 hours on DayZ now and I’m nowhere near your level lol. I salute you man.

You keeps on making hard core games look easy! Great playing bro

wait its not listed why can I see it? I'M GONNA LEAK IT

I also happen to think that DayZ is heading in the direction where friends are required, in terms of loot that is. Livonia's new bunker requires at least a duo to loot the place fully. Getting to Lantia on Namalsk, which technically can be done solo, is intended for cooperation as well. I think this is a good thing because I think DayZ is at its best when played with other people. As far as pvp goes, I guess in any game a squad will be at an advantage. But in DayZ, squads should be fought smartly or avoided.

If they added a rare spawn for armor piercing ammo I feel like it would help with everyone being a tank I mostly shoot for legs now because of the shock damage 50% of the time or more I don’t see players with splints on them leg meta is so underrated In this game

The way you called a "3 - 57" a " 35 - 7" really made me laugh😂. Great vid

In regards to Squads: Survival as a group is far easier than solo survival. You can carry/find/scavange at a much higher rate, meaning that squads always have the advantage in gear. I do not mind as this is just matter of fact. Solo will always be harder, but balancing between solo/groups will always be swingy, as gear+skill+group number will always differ wildly. Shock mechanics: This is a tough one. DayZ at it's core is based on a solo adventure, perhaps as a duo. When groups get into 3+ territory shock mechanics directly work against solo's. Unfortunately it's something that can't be adjusted too much as it would trivialise a mechanic or make it a game crippling feature. Same for leg breaks. It's a difficult question to answer, and no one single solution would satisfy all parties.

The most hardcore thing about this game is coping with the bugs and hitboxes of buildings and trees

I mean I only play vanilla servers and the settings are fine imo, you (and others) probably don’t like them because they don’t match your playstyle, when I’m watching you play it’s just like „holy shit, this man is suicidal“ but that might just stem from your preferences/experience or need for content. The cool thing about DayZ is that everyone can play on servers they like with unique settings, so there is no need to fight really

Best PvP experience I have ever had gaming. No radar, no fucking hit markers, no slide cancel, bullet drop, real range advantages and disadvantages, sub machine guns don’t run the gun play, spotting can be tough, ghillies really work, etc not to mention the actual gratification you get from cleaning a group up as a solo or duo is instantly rewarded with good loot. the PvP is perfection. Coming from a console player.

I agree that unconscious mechanics need to be fine tuned or redesigned. But I think they should not be completely removed.

1000% the most unforgiving in any (even 1 v 1) firefight. no contest, great vid!

combat definitely seemed more nuanced before they reintroduced leg breaking and re-adjusted the armor and shock values so that on vanilla servers you just get KO'd in every fight. there's no counterplay to laying on the ground for 20 seconds with a black screen, so you just have to land the first hit on someone and not really care much about aiming well or killing them with that shot. just connect with something and they're too crippled by it to fight back. I feel it's also why we also get so many fresh spawns now who dont value their characters life at all and sprint at fully armed survivors hoping to stunlock and punch them uncon. There should not be automatic win conditions that are so easily achieved if we want the combat to last more than a couple seconds and be of high quality

Bro I agree with you 100%…. The uncon is pointless I think. They did it to promote ingame interactions but instead it just makes the gun fights end quicker. Especially as a solo against squads. I fucking hate squads in dayZ 😅you played it good tho bro. Keep up the epic content 👊🏻💪🏻

Hey @topeREC, I was a sponsored MLG team back up for Halo 3 back in 2008.. DayZ is the Hardest/most fun PvP game I’ve ever played. Keep up the rampaging bro.

9:26 this is why I always love to watch you bro. Eagle eyes with a deadly shot

you know man. I love you and your vids. Just keep up your great work man. You deserve everything right now topito. GIngoo out.

Bro, seeing you fighting these squads is both rewarding and aggravating. It's rewarding and aggravating at the same time when you trim those squads down to size but a lone dude comes along and kills you.

The flickshot God strikes again :D

The fact that a good solo can wipe out a team is why I love dayz, I like playing solo rather than in groups.

Tope I know you normally like to entertain, but you should do this explanatory demonstration more often. Very good indeed!

Same Opinion here though I need to say that I got that feeling since DayZs launch. Groups always have the advantage in terms of possible gear they can carry. They can help each other, can share loot, share information etc. „Flanking and terrorizing“ a squad is crucial. I can’t do the same as a squad so I play in my advantage of course. Had a firefight two days ago. A group of 3 looted Nadbor and I heard gunshots. I went to Nadbor and made sure where exactly they were. I saw 2. They were about to leave the military base there and I was up close on the other side of the fence. I had my Bizon equipped to i thought that spray and pray, causing terror would help in that case since I was so close to them and they were clearly not paying that much attention to the surroundings. I opened fire on the first guy: Unconscious. Immediately switched to guy number 2 since I had a few moments before guy number 1 wakes up. Guy 2 went unconscious too after missing his shots. Finished guy 1, wanted to finish guy 2. guy 3 opened fire from a position I couldn’t locate directly and I was in an unfavorable position to say the least (on the street with no cover) and tactically relocated myself to the west of Nadbor where the crashed and ruined cars are. From there I could see most of the street and guy 1 number 1. Guy number 2 recovered health in a bush near guy number 2. I spotted him, missed my first shot of course. He then run into cover, but I could still see just a fraction of his helmet. I made it. I hit him. Dead. Again, I relocated myself to avoid getting killed. Guy number 3 made sure he was hiding. It was an 3pp server after all so I decided to quit the firefight after an hour of not spotting him and went back to my base. No loot gained due to the 3th guy who was probably camping his mates, but at least we had a nice gunfight. This could have turned out very differently as we know. It’s DayZ after all. DayZ however is still unique af. Tarkov and similar games ppl consider hardcore are awesome, but gearing up, loosing it and ending up with a fishing rod on the coast or river stream after I died is soooo iconic. I love it.

GWOT-EM veteran with multiple deployments here: People need to understand first, what kind of game DayZ is and what the Devs are trying to deliver (or what the server is trying to achieve) I think we can all agree the game is not meant to be easy. We hear words like "camping" be thrown around, but that ideology is a by-product of the Call of Duty era... DayZ is a survival game.. 4:41 is a perfect example of treating your in-game life with value and taking the time to quickly access the current situation and make the right play. I agree, tactically 'holding' that hallway was really the only option in that scenario. The "problem" I see is that people want DayZ to be something it's not.. ie. more like "insert other FPSer here" - but it's not those games, its DayZ. I see DayZ as more of a "casual" simulation.. meaning a lot goes into portraying realism and immersion. Most players aren't going to spend 30 minutes observing/hunting a squad to wait for that PERFECT headshot with a bottle suppressed tundra to "thin the herd" so to speak (even though it's VERY satisfying). I get it that we all have different schedules, or we may want to play the game differently at times, but that is why the community servers are great. You can literally find any play style/difficulty you want. I personally really like/appreciate that there is a chance I get knocked uncon instead of dying instantly. It keeps the game feeling fresh and not scripted like a lot of other games are. This is where self-discipline and situational awareness, in regard to things like always creating distance between your enemy/yourself and ensuring that if you were to fall uncon, comes in handy. If you're in a place like a locked room or in tall grass, it allows you time to get re-orientated and get back in the fight, even if it's just to hold an angle. While I don't miss the politics/red tape, I do miss my job in the military and the adrenaline that came from these types of real-life situations, but the body doesn't stay young forever and now I can get close to that same adrenaline virtually, without all the back and knee pain slowing me down and that's all thanks to games like DayZ. It really has something for everyone, especially the hardcore shooters/survivalist. Great video and thanks for what you do for the DayZ community. Remember "METT-TC" everyone and you'll be okay ;) -edited for spelling-

As a loyal Hunt Showdown player, I can say it's one of the hardest games I've ever played. Especially as a solo. But, as you said, in DayZ you do not have the ability to heal yourself right away. Plus, in Hunt, the most you will fight on a team is 3. Hunt and DayZ are definitely the two hardest PVP games I've ever played. Nice video, Topito.

The clips are phenomenal, you are an excellent player. In each engagement you’re choosing to engage superior forces that have better armament and more fire power. It was a bold approach and you did fantastic way better than I could. I Think you are correct about the shock damage etc. given the scenario presented in the video you should be losing the majority of engagements like that regardless, Unless the squad is horrible which is entirely possible.Again super fun clip to watch thank you.

I know you don't play WARZONE buddy but if you ever make the transition there's a spot for you with me always, Your aim would carry over to the snipers perfectly as did mine with snipes and the crossbow, your level of accuracy is on point tope, and this game highlights that perfectly!.

In my opinion, you are one of the best dayz players out there. Keep up the good work and let's get at that 200k

this video is outstanding. there is no educational video in youtube or twitch. thx alot

Stayed up til 4am watching your videos last night. Had to get up at 6am for work lol it's a rough day

lemme see those mosin frags

No matter how you chalk it up 1 person fighting multiple people should be hard. I would like dayZ to be even more hardcore. I think all bullets have way to little of an affect on your characters mobility and ability to function. So surviving an attack would have a slim chance but if you did the pay off would be incredible

no other game makes me feel the adrenaline and nervousness dayz makes me feel, i am genuinely scared to move to take action because i know one small move or mistake can cost me my life, and if a group of players gang up on me, i take my time picking them apart and seeing the last guys nerves get to them is just a rush unlike any other. the anger you feel when you die the frustration its all so close to being real, whenever you try to communicate with friends and just lash at them because you dont want to die, to me its the closet i will ever get to real combat and thats why i love dayz. no other game hits as hard in pvp only maybe like search and destroy on cod but thats about it tbh i cant think of any other

As a solo player you might consider always carrying the essentials Sticks and Rags, they are too useful to ignore.

Damn, the quickscopes.. If you see a group of 4 and you want to die, engage 😂

Yesterday i took out a 4 man squad with 5 tundra shots and 9 m16 bullets it was a quick element of surprise and good shots got me the best gaming moment of my life thanks to that. And all lasted about a minute. DayZ is hands down my favorite game and i discovered it about 500-600 hours ago

the shot @1:30 actually made me jake hahaha

Bro you are an absolute Gangster. You take on some fights I’d hesitate to take on. Nice work. And I agree with what you were saying about where dayz is heading.

9:00 yeah, squads is something else. i played in a community server and i went in a clan. At some point we we're 8 guys running together, going to places and pvping. It's crazy, trust me. It's fun when you fight other squads. holy fook.

Great video and totally highlights the true test that is solo dayz! that said I believe that knowing when to fight and when to flee is a solid skill trait... I would have left those guys alone or at least waited until I had more intel.

Tope casually displaying why he is the best to do it lol

7:11 i remeber you raged in stream, about that mf Zombie :D

8:35 Even his teammate got annoyed at his stamina xD.

Daisy is a good game but every time I play always run into a four-man squad and wind up dying anyway

I personally think you should avoid squads if youre not absolutely sure of your ability to take them on. In the case its unavoidable i feel like your best bet is to either hide or run for the hills. If you initate a gunfight with 5 different people then get mad or upset about losing that gunfight, i feel like thats similar to kicking a hornets nest then getting mad about the hornets coming out to sting you. Also i feel like Dayz puposefully encourages playing with friends and factions, the bunker in livonia being added recently being a perfect example of them rewarding cooperative play but not nessecarily punishing solo players. I personally prefer this, as currently when i see people in DayZ i feel i can get much more out of those people by initating a gunfight and taking their stuff rather than attempting to talk to them and make an ally. Basically survivors in DayZ are worth more dead than alive. Not to mention for allot of socially awkward people shooting is just easier than talking, giving people a reason to break out of their shell (like wanting to get the good bunker loot) finally gives players a reason to possibly interact with people other than places like the coast. I love DayZ i really do, and i think that rewarding cooperative play is a good thing, though it shouldnt be too rewarding. I love seeing squads doing runs together in DayZ and my preferred way to play has always been with a friend, even if its one i just met on the coast.

I kept thinking of the lee enfield in that first clip. A crisp first shot to break legs and a second one to kill.

02:10 Dude is juggernut LMAO!

Topito is so close to 200K subs. Come on boys show some love!

The way you feel your sensetivity and also your positioning is on point , you are just a scary opponent and a great teammate my man , 👍👍

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Why bait? -The MOST HARDCORE game in terms of PVP? -Yes its d... ESCAPE FROM TARKOV!

As a vanilla solo player I rarely even bother with the plate carrier because I go uncon so easy and if I'm 1 shot anyway rather have the stamina

Good vid Tope I enjoyed how you broke down the firefights

Tope's sub count is actually his total kills in DayZ.

Boy that algo sure has rhythm

Its aways a good day when tope post a vídeo! Much love from brazil Dude!

You are absolutly right with your opinion about the plate carrier

I like the idea of the PC tanking 1 shot ,and maybe ha e extremely high shock with broken leg unable to run so even the slightest bump knocks you out but t least you have a chance to get out of danger

At 5:22 i'd like to add that on a VANILLA server i had this very same thing happen where i only had a stab vest and was shot by a mosin from about 150m and i was just staggered and left with red health, no knockout. Unless if the shock values can be modified without separate mods and just in the server settings.

Love Dayz. Even getting ambushed or basically assassinated is still a good death and a good learning experience. Just wish my eyesight was better!

Bery true topito, as I've only played dayone namalsk. And vanilla style chernarus, deerisle, and istek. So I think I'll try your server to try it out. As I've no opinions on them as I've not played them. But I do know this for a fact. You're an absolute legend my friend. Thx for teaching me yet even more things about this great game that I love very much.

UNREAL ! TopRec = he's a monster.

great play man that 357 rifle is hard to use they really do need to up the power on it

Great video, as always!

I agree. Uncon when you have a broken leg is just plain dumb. I broke my leg twice IRL, no uncon. I was an army medic and I am a nurse. Never saw anyone uncon with a fracture. In my experience (11,500 hours), lots of the groups are the younger, less experienced players that just think they are good because they have some protection.

such well produced content, thx bro

I THINK DAYZ definetly needs to have a ballistics overhaul , and damage to player overhaul

This game has the ability to raise heart rates and stain a person's underwear yellow/brown unlike any other large open world game out there.

I agree with everything you said Tope, the extreme shock penalties in vanilla DayZ are way beyond a joke to the point where if you get hit more than once, even with a plate carrier it's game over, the shock damage needs to be turned down or increase the shock reduction when wearing ballistic protection.

Bro chill out with the flicks man😂😂

4:07 I don't understand how this shot could reach you, you were clearly behind the wall, maybe also due to the lag. Apart from that it's a great video, I agree with you that it's the most complicated game in terms of fight. The fact that life doesn't come back in 5 seconds, that you can get your legs broken, that a single bullet can be decisive for your future survival, makes the game very hard, but that's what makes us love the game haha

Personally I like the vanilla servers, makes you appreciate the loot you have and definitely brings some fear factor when you bump into players

I think it migth be because of the hitboxes where legs and arms recieve much less damage. Also sometimes your hits migth register on legs and arms when players are running due sync issues lag etc.

As a solo on console official servers nothing is better than knocking 2(+) people with something like an sks in close quarters just to turn around and dome shot those who are incapacitated. You can apply so much military doctrine to this game due to its highly “realistic” mechanics.

I've said it for a long time, in my opinion, plate carriers should be US Heli crashes only so they are incredibly rare, repairable only by something also rare like replacement plates but they should be more tanky than they are to balance the rarity. The sheer amount of things that make you go unconscious is frankly ridiculous. Forgetting the aspect of realism that even a high-powered rifle against a plate carrier is going to hurt like hell and cause a lot of damage and shock but in most cases it wouldn't make you unconscious, just for gameplay it doesn't make any sense. They are adding new features like the inertia so you can't serpentine, broken legs, and staggering... etc, it just encourages as you say, either playing in the squad or camping, sitting on a hill somewhere because you know if you shoot and hit first almost anywhere on the body you're almost guaranteed to win the engagement.

very entertaining video tope. just hit those shots an dont get hit . so true

For me, 0.59 was the best version when it comes to guns and ammo damage. At the time, a plate carrier or a press vest would almost always save you from the first bullet, no matter the caliber. So wearing ballistic vest would make a noticeable difference but they were definitely not overpowered as you could still die or drop uncon from like 3 shots of .45ACP at close range because of the shock damage. And that's something I liked about that time in DayZ: you still had a chance with just a handgun against fully geared players. On a different note, Tarkov is probably as hardcore as DayZ when it comes to PVP, but for different reasons. The problem with Tarkov is that you litterally have no chance against a squad unless you're running the best guns and ammo in game. A guy wearing a high end ballistic vest will be able to tank like 50 small-caliber bullets, litterally. So that's kind of bullshit but in a way, it does make the game super hardcore.

best dayz content by far

Great video as always tope. As always some very intense pvp followed by them dam dayz zombies ughhh. GG as always lava yew

That's the reason i don't like to play Dayz so much anymore. It's always the same for me. Kill 2 or 3 of 5 but get dropped by the next one. it's just so unsatisfying and after a while you lose the fun. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND YOU. i rarely see any solos, mostly groups, doesn't matter which server.

As always your content is excellent love the humor I usually never comment but this was intense well done!

You're a GOD on this game. absolutely Stunning performance.

I agree with you thoughts on the Devs going towards squads I was so pissed off when I found out you can't do the new bunker fully unless you have someone with you

The one shot thing goes both ways. Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of the "memorable moments" kills with a non-full-auto gun are one hit kills. .308/762x54/.338 BAM dead. Which is fine, if you like to be one-tapped yourself. If you're the one getting hit, being able to survive multiple shots is a good thing, but as the .357 battle in the first clip shows - it can certainly be a pain in the ass when the other guy is the sponge. You can't have both. I don't mind uncon being the compromise. Being uncon isn't the same as being killed, getting follow up shots with people and infected around isn't as easy as it sounds. Not to mention that a LOT of times the uncon guy is behind some sort of cover. The problem is that you don't stay uncon for very long. Early access was better in that sense, where you might stay uncon for minutes.

Agree with all your points. Shock damage is unnecessarily high. The ballistics need an un-balancing pass that reflects barrel length and cartridge/caliber. And honestly, if the vanilla stamina bar were 25% more voluminous, the unlimited stamina mod would be obsolete. The gunplay on your server is more hc than what I experience on vanilla.

thankfully tho dayz does allow for smart play and premptive setup sometimes so a solo can really whittle a group down with tripwires etc

Right, on thing is for sure tho.. you my friend are a BEAST

The group will always have the advantage of numbers vs the solo player. That does not mean balance out weapon damage, or shock for this reason alone. The reality is, perform better than their group through means of tactics and skill, or have a higher caliber weapon with some precision.

Its Absolute pleasure watch your videos m8:) keep doing your great job!!! Youre Best dayz player i have ever seen 💗

As a solo sniper player I feel the vanilla plate carriers tank too many high caliber rounds. 3 shots of .308 to kill is pretty darn ridiculous as a solo player you have to knock them and follow up with 2 more shots or run up to guarantee the kill. I feel like the damage modifier should be multiplied in a way that high caliber snipers always kill in 2 shots. Other calibres are fine a plate should be able to tank a few low caliber shots but no one should be surviving multiple .308 rounds to the chest.

There's a balance to be struck here. Obviously, we want DayZ to be realistic and punishing. You should drop dead quite easily from being shot. However, too easily and you don't get good firefights. Too hard, and it becomes CoD/PUBG. I do wish they'd make the snipers retain more of their damage over distance because right now they just tickle people at longer distances. The thing is...if they make damage/shock higher, then it'll be easier your solos to kill squads, but also easier for squads to kill solos. If they make damage/shock lower, then it'll be harder for solos to kill squads, but also harder for squads to kill solos. So, I think that balances out.

The most hardcore in terms of PvP is Tarkov. Ive been subbed since the dawn. I also know you played Tarkov during alpha. Wish you would give it another go

Yo that was nuts